Chapter 1540: Chapter 875: Enjoyed Face-to-Face
The fury of Mr. Mao shook the entire subspace.
Mr. Mao roared and charged at the Thunder Giant Bear, appearing only as a gigantic green-skinned head, yet already larger than the Thunder Giant Bear itself.
With just one collision, the giant bear shattered abruptly.
Mr. Mao felt triumphant, while Mr. Mao once again poured a force to try and influence the Lower Realm.
But in an instant, a lightning bolt suddenly appeared in the subspace, shattering that force.
Undoubtedly, that was Gu Hang.
"Parents shouldnât intervene when kids are fighting."
In the Divine Realm, Gu Hang whispered softly.
His condition wasnât too good.
If he was merely defending the Divine Realm, under Mr. Maoâs assault, he could hold his ground.
But engaging in battle outside was a different story entirely.
Once he leaves the Storm God Kingdom, Gu Hangâs power becomes a rootless source.
To those sufficiently powerful Evil Gods, if Gu Hang stays within his Storm God Kingdom, heâs as untouchable as a turtle-hedgehog hybrid. But if he âsteps outâ and tries to project his power externally, he might bully a Great Demon or easily defeat a Divine Sovereign Demon, yet facing those top-tier divinities, Gu Hang would struggle somewhat.
Not to mention encountering Mr. Mao simultaneously.
Just like before, Gu Hang got a bit overconfident, feeling that Mr. Mao hadnât budged him after all that effort, and seeing their attempt to âcheat,â he then invested significant force, manifesting as the giant bear. Just aiming to stop Mr. Maoâs âcheating,â he didnât need to exert so much force, perhaps a single lightning bolt like the second time would suffice.
Wasnât it just to see if he could strike and show a bit of his fangs?
In the end, it got smashed with a single hit.
This affected Gu Hang, combined with the injuries sustained from the prolonged siege of the Divine Realm, causing his left nostril to bleed, and cracks appeared on his forehead.
When he intercepted Mr. Maoâs force for the second time, he was much more straightforward, using just a lightning bolt.
Quick, pragmatic, effective.
However, a price still had to be paid.
The two Beastman Gods didnât let Gu Hangâs extended claw go and chopped it off.
The damage wasnât as severe as when the giant bear was destroyed, but it wasnât minor either.
The injuries from these two incidents, combined, were heavier than the previous prolonged beating.
If this were a bait and switch operation, Gu Hang would have fallen for it.
Being lured out repeatedly and severed again and again, Gu Hang couldnât withstand it for long. Originally, he could last for years in this siege, but now it might suddenly reduce to just a few days, or even resolve today.
But what of it?
I can hold on for a day, but what about your Bone Shards?
Can it hold on for a minute?
Apparently not.
Taking a quick glance, Bone Shardsâ entire back armor was completely damaged and abandoned.
If not discarded, it would only be a burden. Instead of providing protection, being too heavy and large actually hindered his movements.
His left leg was slightly limp, no longer as agile as at the start.
His war axe remained powerful and heavy, but that previously terrifying âspace-foldingâ technique, where the axe seemed to instantly appear in oneâs face at the lift of a hand, no longer felt infallible. At least, the champions could barely see the axeâs trajectory in the air, and while dodging wasnât easy, it was already a significant improvement.
Moreover, it was a particularly symbolic sign.
The most despairing battles are those without any hope.
But now, Bone Shards wasnât just showing its health bar, it was entirely in the red!
A more notable incident occurred when a swordsmanship champion, with the support of his peersâ firepower and spiritual energy, suddenly rushed forward, daringly slashing at Bone Shardsâ forehead.
He struck true.
Bone Shardsâ left eyebrow was split, bleeding profusely.
His skin was tough, bones hard, and with the waagh field between flesh and bones, providing supernatural defensive effects.
Thus, while this slash appeared to make Bone Shardsâ head bleed excessively, it was actually just a flesh wound, not even affecting the battle.
That swordsmanship champion didnât have the ability to split his skull with a single strike.
Trading injury for another wound of this extent wasnât unusual. In prior battles, others had attempted this too, and such actions, unless they caused significant injuries impacting Bone Shardsâ combat ability, were at a loss.
The current eyebrow injury was a seemingly successful but actually costly exchange.
However, the rarest part was that Bone Shardsâ counterattack was blocked by the swordsmanship champion!
Although this champion couldnât make a successful killing blow or at least damage the eye, upon seeing the war axe whistling towards him, he knew his fate was sealed. He simply followed his ingrained reflexes, honed over years of experience.
Parrying, forcefully redirecting to another direction, leveraging the force to divert and deflect the opponentâs attack...
It worked!
This was previously impossible!
He clearly remembered seeing combat brothers with even better swordsmanship attempting this, only to be utterly crushed in a comprehensive contest of skill and strength, decapitated on the spot.
He thought he would meet the same fate.